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Wintertime Surface Heat Exchange for the Inner Mongolia Reach of the Yellow River
Author(s) -
Zhao Shuixia,
Shen Hung Tao,
Shi Xiaohong,
Li Changyou,
Li Chao,
Zhao Shengnan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/1752-1688.12831
Subject(s) - heat flux , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , inner mongolia , heat exchanger , wind speed , latitude , meteorology , heat transfer , climatology , thermodynamics , geology , physics , china , geography , archaeology , geodesy
Abstract This study analyzed the wintertime surface heat exchange for the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River, China, based on the data from the nearby weather station at Wulateqianqi. In this analysis, the solar radiation is based on the observed data. Other components of the surface heat flux, that is, long‐wave radiation, and evaporative and conductive heat fluxes, are calculated. The relative importance of the contributions of long‐wave radiation, conductive, and evaporative heat fluxes are in descending order. The air temperature is the most important meteorological factor to the total heat flux. Although the wind speed influences evaporative and conductive heat fluxes, it has the least correlation with the total heat budget. The heat exchange coefficient for the linearized surface heat exchange equation is 21.87 W/(m 2 °C), which is comparable with published values in the regions of United States and Canada with similar latitudes.